Go the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) website at http://www.gov/bank/historical/bank/index.html and look up recent bank failures.

1. Go the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) website at http://www.fdic.gov/bank/historical/bank/index.html and look up recent bank failures. Print out the information about one of the banks. Given the alternatives discussed in the text, how did the FDIC handle the failure?

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3. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) routinely updates information on risk-based capital requirements. Go to their website at http://www.bis.org/publ/index.htm and print out the latest update.